Community calendar

Tuesday

Aug 26, 2008 at 3:00 PM

The Sam and Jim Acting Company presents Shakespeare’s “Hamlet” at 7 p.m. Thursday and Friday, 2 p.m. Saturday and Sunday, 7 p.m. Sept. 3-6 and 2 p.m. Sept. 7 at the Houma-Terrebonne Civic Center, 346 Civic Center Blvd., Houma. Tickets are $15 for general admission and $12 for senior citizens, military members or veterans and those under age 21. Tickets are available at the door or in advance by calling Charles Savoy at 804-0658. Ask about school group discounts.

Downtown Live After 5 is scheduled for 6 to 10 p.m. Friday at Courthouse Square on Main Street in downtown Houma. Kerizma plays from 7 to 10 p.m. Admission is free. Concessions will be sold. Call Anne Picou at 873-6408.

Halifax Theatre presents Randy Cheramie and Lorna Gianelloni in the Pulitzer Prize-nominated comedy/drama “Rising Water” from Friday through Sept. 28. The show runs at 7:30 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays and at 2:30 p.m. Sundays at Bayou Playhouse, 101 Main St., Lockport. The production by John Biguenet is directed by Perry Martin. For show tickets or season tickets, call Bayou Playhouse at 888-99-BAYOU, or visit www.BayouPlayhouse.com.

The following classes are scheduled for September at Studio 371, 371 School St., Houma: Basic Waltz, 7 p.m. Tuesdays, three-week series starting Sept. 2;

A free practice ACT exam for anyone enrolling in college is scheduled from 9:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Sept. 6 at the Terrebonne Parish Main Library, 151 Library Drive, Houma. Tests are graded by The Princeton Review, and results are mailed to students. Bring a No. 2 pencil. Scientific calculators may be used. Registration required. Limited seating. Call 876-5158.

The Second Thoughts Book Discussion Group meets at 11 a.m. Sept. 6 at the East Houma Library Branch, 778 Grand Caillou Road, to discuss “The Bluest Eye” by Toni Morrison.

A workshop on painting flowers in oils, taught by local artist Gail LeCompte, is scheduled for 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Sept. 8, 15, 22 and 29. Registration is required. Call 876-5158.

The Eager Readers Book Discussion Group meets at 1:30 p.m. Sept. 8 at the Terrebonne Parish Main Library, 151 Library Drive, Houma, to discuss “Miscarriage of Justice” by Kip Gayden.

The Wii Can Do It Group for older library patrons is scheduled to meet Sept. 8 at the Terrebonne Parish Main Library, 151 Library Drive, Houma. Seniors can participate in low-impact exercise using the library’s Wii gaming system. Games include bowling and golf. Water is provided.

Patriotic Wreath Workshop for teens, 4:30 p.m. Sept. 9 at the

Bourg Branch Library, 4405 St. Andrew St.

The Thinking Out Loud Book Discussion Group meets at 6:30 p.m. Sept. 9 at the Terrebonne Parish Main Library, 151 Library Drive, Houma, to discuss “A Tale of Two Cities” by Charles Dickens. The group is facilitated by Jackie Jackson.

Back-to-School Storytime for prekindergartners through third-graders, 5 p.m. Sept. 11 at the Chauvin Branch Library, 5500 La. 56.A Downtown Arts Walk is scheduled for 6 to 9 p.m. Sept. 12 in downtown Thibodaux. The event, sponsored by the Thibodaux Main Street program and the Houma Regional Arts Council, features visual art, live music, poetry readings, food, drinks and more. More than 20 locations downtown are set to display paintings, sculpture, drawings, original jewelry and other artwork and crafts. Admission is free. Maps will be available onside. Call the Arts Council at 873-6367, or e-mail artevents@houmaterrebonne.org.

Professional storyteller Frank Levy performs for children of all ages at 11 a.m. Sept. 13 at the Terrebonne Parish Main Library, 151 Library Drive, Houma.

Art After Dark is scheduled for 6:30 to 9:30 p.m. Sept. 13 in downtown Houma. The event, put on by the Terrebonne Fine Arts Guild, features more than 40 artists displaying artwork at 23 locations in downtown Houma, from Barrow Street to Lafayette Street and on Belanger and Goode streets. Live music is on tap, including the Houma-Terrebonne Community Stage Band in Courthouse Square. Maps will be available at all locations during the event.

Latin Night with music by Julio and Cesar is scheduled for Sept. 13 at Studio 371, 371 School St., Houma. Dancing from 8 to midnight. Tickets are $10 in advance and $15 at the door. BYOB. Set-ups available. Call 853-0030 or 504-214-3145, or visit www.studio-371.com.

On exhibit through Sunday: Helen Robichaux, Artist of the Month for the Terrebonne Fine Arts Guild, at Downtown Art Gallery 630, located at 630 Belanger St. in downtown Houma. The gallery is open 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. daily except Sundays. Admission is free.

On exhibit through Sunday: Victoria Monteiro’s collection of Madame Alexander dolls in the upstairs and downstairs display cases at the Terrebonne Parish Main Library, 151 Library Drive, Houma.

On exhibit through Sept. 5: New Faculty and Adjunct Exhibition, including artwork by Michael Williams, Rita Hermann, Phyllis Lear and Chris Diket at the Ameen Art Gallery inside Talbot Hall on the campus of Nicholls State University in Thibodaux. Gallery hours are 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday through Friday. Admission is free and open to the public.

On exhibit until Sept. 21: Paintings by L.P. Bordelon, downstairs at the Terrebonne Parish Main Library, 151 Library Drive, Houma.

The Terrebonne Parish Advisory Committee for Persons with Disabilities meets at 5:30 p.m. Thursday in the Parish Council meeting room on the second floor of Government Tower, 8026 Main St., Houma. The public is invited and encouraged to attend.

The Louisiana State Poetry Society’s Bayou Chapter meets from 7 to 8:30 p.m. the first Thursday of each month at the Terrebonne Parish Library, 151 Library Drive, Houma. People of all ages are welcome to come and discuss the lives and works of many poets and share their poetry. You do not have to join the society to come meet fellow poetry lovers and writers. Call Daniel Dupre, president of the Bayou Chapter, at 226-0654, or e-mail him at danieldupre@bellsouth.net.

TOPS Chapter LA 325 of Houma meets every Thursday at St. Louis Church parish hall in Bayou Blue. Weigh-ins begin at 5 p.m., and meetings start at 6:30 p.m.

The Easy Does It Club, or the EDIC, holds Alcoholics Anonymous meetings at 10 a.m., noon, 5:30 p.m. and 8 p.m. seven days a week at 101 Munson Drive in Houma. The club also holds Narcotics Anonymous meetings. Call 876-9885.

American Legion Post No. 31 meets at 7 p.m. every second Thursday of each month at the post at the corner of Legion and Williams avenues. A meal is served at each meeting. New members are invited. Call the post at 872-0885 or Jack Croker at 876-6598. The Ladies American Legion Auxiliary Post No. 31 meets at the same time and location.

The United Veterans League meets at 6 p.m. every fourth Monday of the month at 350 S. Van Ave., Houma. The league helps with military funerals, flag ceremonies and other veterans’ activities. The league is open to anyone. Call Ray Ordoyne at 226-0429.

Codependents Anonymous meetings are held every Monday at 7 p.m. at St. John’s Episcopal Church, 716 Jackson St., Thibodaux. Call 447-8159 or 526-8565 for information.

Terrebonne Chapter No. 988 of the AARP meets at 11 a.m. every third Monday of the month at the Piccadilly Cafeteria, 6803 W. Park Ave., Houma. New members are needed. Dues are $5 a year.

Les Reflections du Bayou meets at 5:30 p.m. the second Thursday of the month at the CZM office (the old annex building), 101 W. 112th St., Cut Off.

The Crescent City Sound Chorus of Sweet Adelines International holds auditions for new members every Monday evening at 7 p.m. at Delgado Community College, 615 City Park Ave., New Orleans. The auditions take place on the third floor in the Music Room. For information, call 898-0951 or 504-835-7760, or visit www.crescentcitysound.com.

Al-Anon meetings are held in Houma at the following times and places: 6 p.m. Sundays at St. Matthew’s Episcopal School library, Belanger Street, contact Bev at 851-6440; noon Tuesdays at 728 Belanger St., contact Linda at 226-1698; 7 p.m. Tuesdays and Thursdays at 728 Belanger St., contact Linda at 537-8585; 7 p.m. Wednesdays at Holy Rosary Church, Main St., contact Bev at 851-6440; and 10 a.m. Fridays at First United Methodist Church, 6109 La. 311, contact Louise at 872-4860.

“Shoulders to Lean On,” a support group for family and friends of prisoners, meets at 7 p.m. the fourth Tuesday of each month at the Family Life Center at First Baptist Church of Houma, 7382 Main St., Houma. Call 879-1942 or 876-1671.

Terrebonne High School Class of 1967 meets the third Saturday of each month, 11:30 a.m. at Golden Corral restaurant, 1724 Martin Luther King Blvd., Houma. Classmates and their guests are invited to attend. Call Ella at 879-1366.

The Bayou Cajuns Chapter of the nonprofit Cajun French Music Association, 7-9:30 p.m. every second Wednesday of the month at the Jolly Inn, 1507 Barrow St., Houma. Meetings include a potluck supper, live Cajun music and dancing. No cover charge. Bring your favorite covered dish. Meetings are free, but membership in the group is $15 a year per family.

Terrebonne Fellowship Masonic Lodge No. 481, first and third Wednesdays of the month at the lodge on Bayou Gardens Boulevard in Houma. Supper at 6:30 p.m. Meeting at 7:30 p.m.

An After School Tutorial Program, offered through the Boys and Girls Clubs of Southeast Louisiana, runs from 3 to 7 p.m. Monday-Friday. Annual membership fees are $5 each. Call La Keisha Bonvillain at 873-5818.

Lefevre’s Art Supply & Gallery, 230 Enterprise Drive, Houma, is scheduled to offer “Young at Art” painting classes for ages 7 to 12 on Wednesdays from 4:30 to 5:30 p.m. The cost is $50 a month and includes supplies. “Drawing with Jeff Duke,” for ages 10 to adult, is scheduled for Mondays from 5:30 to 6:30 p.m. The cost is $40 a month and includes supplies. Call 580-7991.

Options for Independence, a nonprofit humanitarian-services organization, announces that the Louisiana Spirit Hurricane Recovery Program will continue through December with a concentration on hurricane victims in need of housing, employment and mental-health services. For help or information, call 876-8630.

The Houma Shrine Club Dune Patrol meets at 7 p.m. every second Thursday of the month at the Houma Shrine Club on the Houma Airbase, 200 Moffet Road, Houma.

The Houma Shrine Club Clown Unit meets at 7 p.m. every fourth Thursday of the month at the Houma Shrine Club on the Houma Airbase, 200 Moffet Road, Houma.

The Bayou Cajuns chapter of the Cajun French Music Association meets at 6:30 p.m. the second Wednesday of the month at The Jolly Inn, 1507 Barrow St., Houma. The meeting features live music. Bring a covered dish. Admission is free. Membership to the group is $15 per household per year.

Terrebonne High class cruise: Girls from the Terrebonne High School Class of 1968 are planning a four-night Carnival Fantasy cruise out of New Orleans for Oct. 11, 2008. Call Cheryl Belanger at 879-4425 or e-mail belangerc@bellsouth.net.

B.R.I.D.G.E.S., Building Recovery for Individual Dreams and Goals through Education and Support, a peer-to-peer support and education group for those diagnosed with a mental illness, now has education and support meetings in Houma, Napoleonville, Morgan City, Raceland and the Galliano area. For a meeting time and place, call (800) 805-7934.

The Alcohol and Drug Abuse Council for South Louisiana is a nonprofit organization providing prevention education, referral and assessment services. Programs offered through the group, known as ADAC, include strengthening families, super-conflict resolution and a children’s program. Call Andrea DeHart at 879-2273.

“Join My World” is a newly formed nonprofit group aimed at increasing awareness and education for those affected by autism. Call Michelle Simon at 804-6453 or e-mail her at mrs1md@gmail.com.

Do you enjoy building scale models of aircraft, armor, cars, trucks, ships or figures? A Houma area scale-model builder is organizing an informal general-interest club to promote the hobby and give scale-model enthusiasts a forum for sharing tips and techniques. Call Bruce Jenkins after 6 p.m. at 876-7394 or e-mail bj342@charter.net.

The H.L. Bourgeois High Class of 1987 is searching for classmates to celebrate a 20th reunion. E-mail Vickie Pontiff-Guidry at vguidry@sw.rr.com or Kim Lirette-Boudreaux at kboudreaux@charter.net.

Want to give care? Bayou Region Hospice is looking for caring volunteers to help with office work and patient care. Call Marta Walker, volunteer co-ordinator, at 876-0163.

VFW Bingo: 7 p.m. every Tuesday at the Veterans of Foreign Wars hall, 1190 Barrow St., Houma. Features progressive pull tabs and pickle jar. Call 876-3296. Adult volleyball is held from 9:30 a.m. to noon every Wednesday at the Dularge Gym, 1330 Dr. Beatrous Road. Free and just for fun. For people age 18 and up only. Call 879-4340.

Terrebonne High School Alumni Association provides scholarships, equipment, computers and more to Terrebonne High School. Call 879-4563.

Blood donors needed: The region is experiencing a critical need for blood donations, especially Type O blood, according to Terrebonne General Medical Center. Blood donors can donate at the hospital’s Blood Donor Center, open 7:30 a.m.-3:30 p.m. Monday through Friday and 7:30 a.m.-5:30 p.m. Tuesday. Call 873-4025 or 873-4029 to make an appointment. The Blood Donor Center is on Belanger Street across from the parking garage in the Annex Building.

Terrebonne High class cruise: Girls from the Terrebonne High School Class of 1968 are planning a four-night Carnival Fantasy cruise out of New Orleans for Oct. 11. Call Cheryl Belanger at 879-4425 or e-mail belangerc@bellsouth.net.

Terrebonne Churches United Good Samaritan Food Bank is open at 254 Magnolia St., Houma from 9 a.m.-noon Mondays and Saturdays, and 1-4 p.m. Wednesdays. No appointments necessary. Call 851-5523.

Bayou Eagles Native American Dance Group invites people to learn more about native culture and dance, Dulac Community Center, 125 Coast Guard Road. Call 563-7483.

The United Veterans League offers a chapel service as a final tribute to deceased veterans. The service includes a reading, playing of “The Battle Hymn of the Republic” while the group files by and salutes, a gun salute by the Rifle Squad and “Taps” and folding and presentation of the flag to the family. Call Ray Ordoyne at 851-2665 or Willie Boudreaux at 594-3727.

The Houma-Terrebonne Community Band practices at 7 p.m. Thursdays at the Southdown Stadium on St. Charles Street. People of all ages who play any instrument are invited to join. Call 397-0545, e-mail info@htcb.org or visit www.htcb.org.

To submit a notice to the Community Calendar, fax it to 857-2244, e-mail news@houmatoday.com or mail it to P.O. Box 2717, Houma, LA 70361. For all notices, label it Attn: Community Calendar.

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